ANSON H S

Set in ANSON, Texas, ANSON H S is a tiny secondary school, one of the schools within ANSON ISD. It works with 200 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 75% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

ANSON ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 723 students; ANSON H S is among them.

Demographically, ANSON H S reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 48% Hispanic. By comparison, Jones County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, ANSON H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.2%; actual is 66.8%, +15.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jones County) records that median household income runs about $59,464, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Jones County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,572 students), of which ANSON H S is one.

ANSON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ANSON H S comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. ANSON H S's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 200). Class-load math has tightened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the ANSON H S community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.